A few weeks ago, media reported that Chimaev renounced Swedish citizenship and acquired a passport as a citizen of the United Arab Emirates.
“In fact, Chimaev never had Swedish citizenship. He is not a Swedish citizen and never was. He has a Russian passport. However, due to the current political situation, it is difficult to travel around the world with a Russian passport, especially for a Chechen.
I won’t go into details, but sanctions are often applied to Russian citizens. This is one of the reasons why Khamzat left Sweden. Chimaev thought: “I fought for this country, I lived here since I was a child, I paid taxes and applied for citizenship, but I never got it. » Hamzat has now applied for a UAE passport. It’s a kind of partial citizenship that will allow him to travel around the world more easily,” Nascimento said in an interview with MMA Fighting.
Today, October 21, Khamzat Chimaev will face Nigerian fighter Kamaru Usman at the UFC 294 tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
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Source: Sport
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